An 1830 engraving of the House from "Picturesque Views in Staffordshire and Shropshire"
Earlier Houses: There was an 11th century moated manor house, on a different site, that was replaced by the 17th century house.
House & Family History: The Wolseley Estate was granted to the Wolseley family by a medieval king as a reward for killing all the wolves that were ruining the king's hunting by preying on deer in Staffordshire.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Wolseley Hall Estate remained derelict until the 1980s, when Sir Charles Wolseley began a restoration of the landscape garden. In 1990 the Victorian Stableblock was converted into a visitor center, operated by the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Architect: James Trubshaw, Jr.
Date: 1821John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. IV, 1821.
Country Life: XXVII, 234, 1910.
Title: England's Lost Houses From the Archives of Country Life
Author: Worsley, Giles
Year Published: 2002
Reference: pg. 189
Publisher: London: Aurum Press
ISBN: 1854108204
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Charles Wolseley, 8th Bt., 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No